pelt

n.

1. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.

[Middle English, probably from Old French pelete, diminutive of pel, skin, from Latin pellis.]

pelt² (pĕlt)

v., pelt·ed, pelt·ing, pelts.

v.tr.

1. To strike or assail repeatedly with or as if with blows or missiles; bombard: pelted each other with snowballs.
2. To cast, hurl, or throw (missiles): children who pelted stones at the neighbors' windows.
3. To strike repeatedly: Hailstones pelted the tent.

v.intr.

1. To beat or strike heavily and repeatedly.
2. To move at a vigorous gait.

n.

1. A sharp blow; a whack.
2. A rapid pace: galloped away at a pelt.

[Middle English pelten, variant of pilten, perhaps ultimately from Latin pultāre, to beat, variant of pulsāre, frequentative of pellere, to strike.]

pelter pelt'er n.

noun

The skin of an animal: fell³, fur, hide², jacket. See surface/depth.

pelt²

verb

To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

IN BRIEF: To hit again and again; to keep beating. Also: The skin of an animal with fur.

He who pelts every barking dog must pick up many stones. — Proverb

• Genres: Rock
• Representative Albums: "Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky," "Pelt," "Max Meadows"

Biography

Pelt is a trio formed in Richmond, VA, whose drones are influenced by psychedelia, modern composition, and, on albums such as 2001's Ayahuasca, Appalachian folk music and Indian raga. Its core members include Jack Rose, Mike Gangloff, and Patrick Best, but the band often collaborates with other artists and groups. After a few early singles, Pelt solidified its lineup and released its first album, Brown Cyclopaedia, on its own Radioactive Rat label in 1995; it was later reissued by VHF. Pelt's second album, Burning/Filament/Rockets, was also issued in 1995. The group released two albums in 1997, Snake to Snake and Max Meadows. The latter featured electric guitar-based drones that were dense and cathartic just as often as they were subdued and meditative. On Técheöd, released in 1998, the group branched out a bit, mixing instruments such as tabla, flute, and lap steel into a sound increasingly influenced by folk and ethnic music. The band followed Técheöd with Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky, which contained both home and live recordings, and Rob's Choice, a limited-edition live CD featuring Tom Carter of Charalambides on saxophone. 2001 saw the release of Ayahuasca as well as United Supreme Council Oastem Vibe Orchestra, a limited-edition live collaboration with Rake that was recorded in Richmond, VA, in 1997, and a collaboration with Keenan Lawler and Eric Clark entitled Keyhole. ~ Charlie Wilmoth, All Music Guide

Pearls from the River Buy this CD	Skullfuck Buy this CD	Max Meadows Buy this CD	Dauphin Elegies Buy this CD	Ayahuasca Buy this CD
Pelt [Untitled] Buy this CD	Brown Cyclopaedia Buy this CD	Techeod Buy this CD	For Michael Hannas Buy this CD	Empty Bell Ringing in the Sky Buy this CD

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - bombardere, dænge til
v. intr. - drøne, fare
n. - slag, pisken

idioms:

• at full pelt    i fuld fart
• pelt with    dænge til med

2.
n. - fåre- eller gedeskind

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekogelen, slagregenen, hollen, achter elkaar schieten, tegenaan kletteren, slaan, vel/huid afstropen, huid

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - bombarder, lancer une volée de qch à qn
v. intr. - pleuvoir à verse, tomber à verse, courir à toutes jambes
n. - claque, taloche

idioms:

• at full pelt    à toute vitesse
• pelt with    lancer une volée de (qch à qn) (cailloux)

2.
n. - peau (d'un animal), fourrure (de mouton ou de chèvre)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (be)werfen, bombardieren, rasen, prasseln

idioms:

• at full pelt    volle Pulle
• pelt with    bewerfen mit, bombardieren mit

2.
n. - Fell

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πετροβολώ, κτυπώ, εκτοξεύω ή εκσφενδονίζω (βλήματα), πέφτω με δύναμη, πετώ, (για βροχή κ.λπ.) κτυπώ ορμητικά, τρέχω
n. - δέρμα ή γούνα ζώου (κν. τομάρι), μηλωτή, προβιά, δυνατό χτύπημα

idioms:

• at full pelt    φουριόζικα, ολοταχώς, σαν σίφουνας
• pelt with    ρίχνω, εκτοξεύω, εκσφενδονίζω

Italiano (Italian)
tempestare, attaccare, colpire, diluviare, pelle

idioms:

• at full pelt    a tutta birra
• pelt with    tempestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - atirar, golpear, bater, apedrejar
n. - pele (f), couro (m), pedrada (f), golpe (m), batida (f), galope (m)

idioms:

• at full pelt    a toda velocidade
• pelt with    cobrir, crivar (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
забрасывать, барабанить, шкура

idioms:

• at full pelt    полным ходом
• pelt with    забросать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - tirar, arrojar, acribillar, lanzar, correr a todo meter, hacer llover sobre
v. intr. - llover a cántaros, batir, caer con fuerza, apresurarse
n. - golpe, paso rápido

idioms:

• at full pelt    ir a todo correr
• pelt with    aporrear con, granizar sobre

2.
n. - piel, pellejo, cuero

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kasta, överösa, vräka, piska (om snö, regn), rusa, kuta
n. - päls, fäll, skinn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 生皮, 毛皮

idioms:

• at full pelt    高速, 快速
• pelt with    用...猛烈攻击

2. 投掷, 连续抨击, 攻击, 急降, 猛落, 开火, 迅猛前进, 抨击, 打击, 质问

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 投擲, 連續抨擊, 攻擊
v. intr. - 投擲, 急降, 猛落, 開火, 迅猛前進
n. - 投擲, 抨擊, 打擊, 質問

2.
n. - 生皮, 毛皮

idioms:

• at full pelt    高速, 快速
• pelt with    用...猛烈攻擊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (돌 등을) 내던지다, (질문.욕설 등을) 퍼붓다
v. intr. - (비가) 세차게 내리다, 서두르다
n. - 내던짐, (비 등이) 세차게 내림, 질주

idioms:

• at full pelt    전속력으로
• pelt with    팔매치다

2.
n. - (양. 염소 등의) 털가죽, (털 투성이인) 사람의 피부

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 投げ付ける, 浴びせる, 激しく降り付ける, 速く走る, 激しく打つ, 浴びせかける
n. - 生皮

idioms:

• pelt with    投げ合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهطل, يسرع, يهرول, يرمي, يرشق (الاسم) جلد, ضربه قويه, إهاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השליך, שלח, רגם, ירד (גשם)‬
v. intr. - ‮רץ מהר, חזר וירה ב-‬
n. - ‮השלכה, ירי, המטרה‬
n. - ‮עור של חיות-פרווה, שיער, פרווה, עור אדם (בצחוק)‬

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